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National Archives Sleepover
National ArchivesSat. Feb 1 A night of adventure awaits at the National Archives!
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures: Swan Lake
The Kennedy CenterJan. 21 – 26 Matthew Bourne brings his breakout international hit to the Kennedy Center for the first time.
Washington Performing Arts: Budapest Festival Orchestra
StrathmoreFri. Feb 21 Under the baton of former NSO principal conductor Iván Fischer.
Becoming Jane
National GeographicThru Jun. 1 Explore Dr. Goodall’s early years through iconic images and a multiscreen experience and venture on a 3D exploration of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where she did her famous behavioral research on chimps.
Manual Cinema: No Blue Memories, The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
StrathmoreFri. Jan 24 Manual Cinema tells her story through shadow puppetry, silhouetted actors, and live music.
Jake Shimabukuro
StrathmoreThu. Feb 13 Hawaii-born Shimabukuro melds elements of pop and jazz into his passionate performances, emoting pure joy with virtuosic flair.
Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes
Signature TheatreFeb. 18 – Mar. 29 Firecracker play that takes the dysfunction, puts it back in the family, then gives it a hilarious - and subversive - stir.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
Maz Jobrani
The Kennedy CenterFri. Jan 31 Iranian American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani returns to the Kennedy Center.
Gun & Powder
Signature TheatreJan. 28 – Feb. 23 Two light-skinned African-American women who passed themselves as White to become notorious outlaws in the Wild West.
Spotlights
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 4 – 9
NSO: Bronfman plays Beethoven / Holst's The Planets
The Kennedy CenterJan. 18 – 19
Riffs and Relations: Terrance Hayes
The Phillips CollectionThu. Apr 23
Washington Performing Arts: MLK Tribute Concert
The Kennedy CenterSun. Jan 26
National Philharmonic: Jupiter Symphony/Orli Shaham
StrathmoreJan. 18 – 19
Washington Performing Arts: Anne-Sophie Mutter
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 1
American Ballet Theatre: Giselle
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 11 – 16
Live Dangerously
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
Not Just Another Day Off
Folger TheatreMon. Jan 20
NSO Pops: Megan Hilty and Cheyenne Jackson
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 13 – 15
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25
